Business Advisory Council

The Business Advisory Council (BAC) assists the Craig School of Business in the fulfillment
of its mission to educate tomorrow's business leaders and connect with the local business
community. The BAC is composed of highly accomplished senior-level business executives
and/or community leaders who make a personal commitment in support of the Craig School
of Business. Highlights of the twice-yearly meetings are the industry reports given
by members. These are designed to inform the Craig School and BAC members with cutting
edge information on trends, activities, threats and opportunities in various industries.
Faculty take this information directly into the classroom to provide current knowledge
for students. Highly interactive discussions are held on the teaching, service and
research activities of the various academic departments and school programs. The result
is enhanced services to the various stakeholder groups and a tighter synergy between
the Craig School and the business community. The BAC has taken a special interest
in helping new faculty adjust to living and working in the San Joaquin Valley by helping
them integrate into the local community through site visits, cooperative research
ventures, and the development of teaching and service skills and opportunities.

The objectives of the BAC are to:

1. Provide advice and counsel to the Dean, faculty, and staff on strategy, important
issues affecting the future of the Craig School of Business, curricula, and programs
and external affairs;

2. Provide insights to the Dean, faculty and staff on how the Craig School of Business
can enhance the impact of its services on various stakeholder groups;

3. Engage in, assist and support the fundraising efforts of the Craig School of Business;

4. Provide valuable contacts for faculty to provide access to the business community
for research purposes, to increase the impact of their work on the business community,
to inform their research and teaching, and to help them to further develop their research,
teaching and public service skills;

5. Provide valuable contacts for students and advice in their careers selection decisions
and job-seeking activities; and

6. Provide input to the Dean, faculty, and staff for assessing the progress of the
Craig School of Business and charting future courses.

Business Advisory Council Members:

Greg EstepOlam West Coast

Brad FischerPremier Valley Bank

Ed ForakerWilliams Financial Group

James FordCentral Valley Community Bank

Cathy Frost, ChairBennett Frost

Paul GibsonGuarantee Real Estate

Collene GreenleeCitibank

William GriffithPrincipal Financial

Heather HammackFamous Software

Fausto HinojosaPrice, Paige & Company

Kathy HuebertHorstmann Financial and Insurance Services

Ryan Jacobsen, Past ChairFresno County Farm Bureau

Larry JohansonJohanson Transportation Services

Dave JohnsonThe Wine Group

James G. Parker, IIIParker Insurance Co.

Doug Riede

Don J. RobertsonSutherland Global Services

Bill Shaughnessy

Richie ShehadeyProducers Dairy

Rachel TellesWells Fargo

Jim VagimUnited Auto Credit Corporation

Bill Van SkikeA-C Electric

Kelly VucovichSubDirect

Dora WesterlundFresno Area Hispanic Foundation

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